It didn't matter whether he was nearby or far away. His image would drift up into your mind just when you least expected it, shocking you, making your chest pound. Making your heart ache.
Banana YoshimotoTruly great people emit a light that warms the hearts of those around them. When that light has been put out, a heavy shadow of despair descends.
Banana YoshimotoI really believe that no matter how old people get, they tend to change in certain ways depending on how people treat them - they change their colors.
Banana YoshimotoI spent most of my time thinking, because I didn't have enough energy to do anything else.
Banana YoshimotoThere are many, many difficult times, god knows. If a person wants to stand on her own two feet, I recommend undertaking the care and feeding of something. It could be children, or it could be house plants, you know? By doing that you come to understand your own limitations. That's where it starts.
Banana Yoshimoto